Streitmatter chronicles the evolving depiction of homosexuals from the 1950s "Perverts on the Potomac" scandal through the current debate around same-Streitmatter chronicles the evolving depiction of homosexuals from the 1950s "Perverts on the Potomac" scandal through the current debate around same-sex marriage. He argues that as a reform movement, the gay rights movement has progressed in the media through three stages: ridicule, reports with commentary, advocacy. For the most part he is on target, but hi analysis is flawed in the overly rosy picture he paints of gay rights in America. Overall, a good book, easy read, informative-even if bordering closer to polemic than true history....more